§283 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of the Interior must create Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas to keep its important geological, scenic, and natural areas in public ownership. The park follows the map called "Proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas" (SA–GM–7100C), dated February 1965, which is on file at the National Park Service. Sections 7 and 17 of P.S.L. Block 121 in Hudspeth County will be left out, and the boundary changed, if the owner (and their heirs and assigns) agrees not to build any structure that the Secretary thinks would harm public use of the park. The park boundary is also changed to add about 10,123 acres shown on the "Boundary Proposal" map dated August 1986, which is on file with the Director of the National Park Service and the park superintendent.

Title 16, §283

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(a)In order to preserve in public ownership an area in the State of Texas possessing outstanding geological values together with scenic and other natural values of great significance, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, consisting of the land and interests in land within the area shown on the drawing entitled “Proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas”, numbered SA–GM–7100C and dated February 1965, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Secretary shall omit from the park section 7 and 17, P.S.L. Block 121, in Hudspeth County, and revise the boundaries of the park accordingly if the owner of said sections agrees, on behalf of himself, his heirs and assigns that there will not be erected thereon any structure which, in the judgment of the Secretary, adversely affects the public use and enjoyment of the park.

(b)The boundary of Guadalupe Mountains National Park is hereby modified to include the area which comprises approximately 10,123 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Proposal” and dated August 1986, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service and in the office of the Superintendent of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

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1988—Pub. L. 100–541 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

§283 Establishment; purposes; boundaries

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Title 16, §283

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